axe

Example Sentences

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Was he a frustrated Uber driver with an axe to grind against the rich?

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Some groups have backed a ban - including police leaders, who said any platform which does not axe certain features should be banned for under-16s.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Still, this could reverse if hiring slows or jobs face the axe due to lingering uncertainty, while the ECB already expects wage growth to cool this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Finally, things get going with a funeral — I won’t say whose, only that the death makes a fitting twist for an industry already getting the axe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Sigurd swung his axe at the water column, cleaving a piece off, and he grabbed at Anya as she scrambled by.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack